BACKGROUND: Pancreatic tumours are most frequently primary, with lesions secondary to metastasis uncommon. METHODS: This report describes the case of a 61-year-old man who underwent resection of a right thigh leiomyosarcoma 2 years prior to presentation with obstructive jaundice. Subsequent CT and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) diagnosed metastatic leiomyosarcoma to the pancreatic head for which he underwent a Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy. CONCLUSION: Metastasis from an extremity leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas is an extremely rare entity, which can be diagnosed by EUS and treated successfully by pancreaticoduodenectomy.
BACKGROUND:Pancreatic tumours are most frequently primary, with lesions secondary to metastasis uncommon. METHODS: This report describes the case of a 61-year-old man who underwent resection of a right thigh leiomyosarcoma 2 years prior to presentation with obstructive jaundice. Subsequent CT and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) diagnosed metastatic leiomyosarcoma to the pancreatic head for which he underwent a Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy. CONCLUSION: Metastasis from an extremity leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas is an extremely rare entity, which can be diagnosed by EUS and treated successfully by pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Authors: C E Redmond; H Adler; H M Heneghan; R Kelly; N Swan; C P Cantwell; D Maguire; O Traynor; E Hoti; J G Geoghegan; K C Conlon Journal: Ir J Med Sci Date: 2014-07-24 Impact factor: 1.568